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Topic-based tabulation: Various Languages Spoken (147), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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General information

Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006010
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

Note: Knowledge of various languages

Official and non-official languages are included in this table.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Data table

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This table details various languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in VictoriaFootnote 1
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 322,595 154,475 168,115
French 33,270 14,795 18,475
Algonquin 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Blackfoot 25 15 10
Cree 60 20 45
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0
Ojibway 30 15 20
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 45 25 20
Chipewyan 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 10 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 15 10 0
Mohawk 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0
Shuswap 35 10 30
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 275 130 140
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 10 10 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Gitksan 30 15 0
Nisga'a 0 0 10
Tsimshian 10 0 0
Nootka 20 15 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 75 25 45
Italian 2,165 960 1,200
Portuguese 1,955 940 1,015
Romanian 190 95 95
Spanish 8,265 3,405 4,855
Romance languages, n.i.e. 65 50 20
Dutch 2,715 1,250 1,470
Flemish 55 25 30
Frisian 65 40 25
German 8,510 3,985 4,520
Yiddish 25 10 0
Danish 810 315 495
Icelandic 35 10 30
Norwegian 405 170 235
Swedish 395 165 230
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 435 225 210
Gaelic languages 120 50 70
Welsh 55 20 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0
Bosnian 15 0 15
Bulgarian 120 65 55
Croatian 670 325 340
Czech 515 275 240
Macedonian 25 15 0
Polish 1,610 720 890
Russian 1,195 515 680
Serbian 175 55 115
Serbo-Croatian 200 115 90
Slovak 130 80 50
Slovenian 95 35 60
Ukrainian 910 390 520
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 30
Latvian 75 55 20
Lithuanian 45 25 20
Estonian 80 30 50
Finnish 400 185 210
Hungarian 650 385 270
Greek 295 155 140
Armenian 45 10 35
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Turkish 160 70 85
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0
Oromo 60 15 45
Somali 20 0 20
Amharic 195 80 115
Arabic 655 335 320
Hebrew 235 115 120
Maltese 15 10 10
Tigrigna 100 50 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10
Bengali 135 80 50
Gujarati 160 80 80
Hindi 1,375 680 695
Konkani 0 0 10
Marathi 10 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 4,630 2,250 2,380
Sindhi 60 20 35
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 90 50 40
Urdu 315 190 120
Kurdish 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 580 350 225
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15
Kannada 10 0 10
Malayalam 25 10 15
Tamil 150 75 70
Telugu 30 20 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 2,905 1,160 1,745
Korean 1,115 510 605
Cantonese 3,485 1,710 1,770
Chaochow (Teochow) 15 0 10
Fukien 25 10 15
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,570 1,285 1,290
Shanghainese 15 0 10
Taiwanese 210 105 115
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 4,870 2,300 2,565
Tibetan languages 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Lao 70 45 30
Thai 300 155 150
Khmer (Cambodian) 135 75 60
Vietnamese 875 410 465
Bisayan languages 170 65 110
Ilocano 45 10 30
Malay 320 135 185
Pampango 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,935 640 1,290
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 60 35 20
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15
Lingala 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 10 0 10
Shona 50 40 10
Swahili 135 65 65
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 125 85 45
Edo 0 0 0
Igbo 0 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 60 30 25
African languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Creoles 65 40 30
American Sign Language 140 55 85
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 455 165 285
Other languages 190 75 120

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006010.

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